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Everyone Loves TRICARE But a Few Malcontents 25 Aug 2013 | 08:06 am
Reposted (with permission) in order to spread the word among the US Military retiree population in the Philippines. And also as a serious consideration for those retirees planning to move to the Phil...
Can My Philippine Friend Visit Me in the USA? 21 Aug 2013 | 11:02 pm
Originally published sometime back. Significantly updated and corrected for my current reader’s information. Thanks for being a reader, by the way. I have received a lot of queries over the years ab...
I Can’t Afford It — Wa Wa wa wa … 7 Aug 2013 | 07:02 am
Wish I had a Dollar (or even a Peso) for all the times I have heard from fellow foreigners the same old sorrowful lament: I am staying here in the Philippines on a tourist visa (or on the Balik Bayan ...
The Best Way to Succeed in Business — In The Philippines 1 Aug 2013 | 11:02 pm
As I have mentioned many times here you know I am a big proponent of building a business for yourself rather than looking for a job. I mean this sincerely, whether you ever move to the Philippines or ...
Want To Know Why You Aren’t Living in the Philippines Yet? 31 Jul 2013 | 11:02 pm
Well goodness knows I certainly can’t tell you. At least not for sure. So I went to an old friend and a very successful guy and asked him if he knew why some many people are “stuck” … not enough mon...
Philippines Flying 15 Jul 2013 | 04:33 am
Significantly updated and corrected, July 2013. These guys sare one of the reasons it IS more fun here in the Philippines. It must seem to some of you on the outside looking in that my like here in t...
Corruption in the Philippines is HORRIBLE —- Or Is It? 10 Jul 2013 | 09:12 am
If there is one negative thing I hear day in and day out about the Philippines, it’s the evils of corruption. Everything is corrupt, according to many people. You have to pay bribes to everyone just ...
The TRICARE Demonstration; Where We Stand after Six Months 9 Jul 2013 | 04:10 pm
Reprinted with permission as a service to our US military retiree readers. Don’t just sit back and watch TRICARE in the Philippines wither and die. I frequently hear from US military folks seeking t...
Do Or Dabble, It’s Up To You 26 Jun 2013 | 01:59 pm
Remember Clint Eastwood’s famous line from the “Dirty Harry” movies? “Do you feel lucky, Punk? Well, Do ya”? Well I’m not Clint, but I have a line I love to use that is similar to that. “Do You Want...
Build Your Philippine Home Now And Beat Inflation! — Part 2 18 Jun 2013 | 11:02 pm
Updated and expanded on 19 Jun 2013. See also: Like a Kid in a Candy Store for another perspective on this path to disaster. Here’s a cautionary tale I received from a kind reader just after my recen...
